Abstract: The clamping element is supported in a positive fit on the base plate in the direction of traction of the traction element in the anchoring for pre-stressed strip-shaped traction elements on supporting structures. The traction element is received between a base plate which is fixed to the supporting structure and a clamping plate which can be clamped against the base plate and is fixed by adhesion and clamping. The clamping plate can include, on each side of the traction element, a retaining cam plate which projects in a downward manner and which engages in a retaining recess of the base plate, or can include a retaining projection which supports a stop which is connected to the base plate. The stops on the upper side of the base plate are welded push blocks which are arranged on both sides and/or in the region of the front side of the clamping plate.

Abstract: This invention is concerned with compounds of the formula wherein R1 to R5, R5? and A are as defined in the description and claims, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, to a process for their preparation and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases which are associated with the modulation of SST receptors subtype 5.

Abstract: A rotor comprising several blades rotating together with the rotor, particularly running blades, and the blades forming at least one blade ring, is disclosed. The blades within the, or each, blade ring are arranged at a different distance from one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a holding device for moveably accommodating a line. Furthermore, the invention relates to an aircraft that comprises a multitude of such holding devices. Finally, the invention relates to a multitude of holding devices according to the invention for section-by-section line routeing in an aircraft. The holding device according to the invention, for movably accommodating at least one line, comprises a guide body that can be attached to an attachment surface in an aircraft, as well as a slide body that is designed to envelope at least one line in the region of the guide body. To prevent any tensile stress or abrasion in or on the line from arising when the attachment surface moves, the slide body is movably held in the guide body in such a way that the slide body compensates for any movement.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a system for performing multi-color real time PCT, comprising a flexible real time PCT instrument and a specific composition or reaction mixture for performing multiplex PCR: In particular, the present invention is directed to a composition or reaction mixtuer which comprises at least 3, preferably 4-5 and most preferably exactly 4 pairs of FRET hybridization probes. Each pair of said hybridization probes consists of a FRET donor probe carrying a FRET donor moiety and a FRET acceptor probe carrying a FRET acceptor moiety having an emission maximum between 550 and 710 nm.

Abstract: A printing-material-carrying surface, having micro-elevations which make contact with a printing material provided with printing ink, is at least partly provided, preferably substantially only at peaks of the micro-elevations, with a fluid additive to improve print quality, in particular in recto and verso printing. The fluid additive, in particular a liquid additive diluting the printing ink and/or delaying and/or slowing the drying of the printing ink, is at least partly transferred to the printing material by the surface. A printing press cylinder and a printing press having the printing-material-carrying surface and a process for applying a fluid additive and a printing process using the printing-material-carrying surface, are also provided.

Abstract: In the case of an imbalance measuring device with a bearing device for static fluid bearing of the rotor (1), to improve the balance quality and to shorten the required time for balancing, it is proposed that the bearing device has at least two open, fluid-supplied bearing shells (11, 11?) to receive sections of the rotor periphery and at least one bearing plate (12, 12?) which is assigned to a rotor end surface and supplied with fluid. The drive is decoupled from the rotor (1) during the imbalance measuring process, and the measuring process preferably takes place during time-variable rotary behaviour of the rotor (1).

Abstract: A method for treating mammalian articular cartilage disorders, more particularly osteoarthritis, and trauma-related cartilage injuries using insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is provided. The method comprises increasing the amount of IGF-I at the diseased or injured articular site to a therapeutically effective level that is capable of maintenance and/or regeneration of cartilage, which is beneficial to the long-term treatment of osteoarthritis and trauma-related injuries to cartilage tissues. In one embodiment of the invention, single doses of at least 0.01 mg of pharmaceutically effective IGF-I are administered intermittently such that the duration of time off of therapy is greater than the time on therapy, more preferably with a frequency of administration of about once per week or less.

Abstract: An adjustment device for adjusting the position of at least one cutter of a fine machining tool, particularly a reamer, with respect to a cutter support (ST) is described. To allow the cutter to be adjusted as precisely as possible, the cutter support (ST) borders at least one pressure chamber (DK) which is arranged in the adjustment direction of the cutter (S) with a displacement with respect to it and which is filled with a pressure medium which can be placed under pressure using a pressure generation device. Between the cutter (S) and the pressure chamber (DK), a cutter support wall (W) remains which is elastically deformable upon application of pressure by the pressure transfer means to adjust the cutter position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of a compound of formula wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or alkoxy, R2 is hydrogen or a substituent which can be converted to hydrogen, and n is 0, 1 or 2, comprising hydrogenating a compound of formula wherein R1, R2 and n are as defined above, in the presence of a nickel or cobalt catalyst.

Abstract: A vehicle seat provided with an active suspension, comprising: a resiliently mounted vibration-isolating frame (2), a seat mechanism (6a, 6b, 8a, 8b, 10, 13), which can be adjusted by means of at least two actuators (4a, 4b) and is articulated on the vibration-isolating frame (2), at least two acceleration sensors (11, 12), of which the first acceleration sensor is arranged at a spring supporting point in the vicinity of a first joint axis, and the second acceleration sensor is arranged at a spring supporting point in the vicinity of a second joint axis, and at least two final control elements (S1, S2) and power and control electronics (R1, R2, FFC, E, CU) with which the signals of the acceleration sensors are processed and converted into desired adjusting forces (F*1, F*2), which serve as control commands for the final control elements (S1, S2) for operating the actuators (4a,4b), so that the vibration-isolating frame (2) can be adjusted by means of the two actuators (4a, 4b) in two degrees of freedom

Abstract: In a method for magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of a partially-parallel acquisition (PPA) reconstruction method and a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, data for at least two two-dimensional slices of a patient are acquired (which two-dimensional slices are displaced in the direction of a slice-selection gradient (z-gradients) defining the slice-normal direction) with at least one data acquisition in k-space (which acquisition forms a partial data set) per slice with a number of component coils, with the sum of all partial data sets forming a complete data set in k-space. The coil sensitivities of each component coil are determined on the basis of the complete data set. At least one partial data set of each slice is completed with a PPA reconstruction method on the basis of the determined coil sensitivities. The completed slices in k-space are transformed into whole images in the spatial domain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sound absorber consisting of a first non-woven fabric facing towards the sound-emitting source having a layer thickness within a range of from 2 to 15 mm, a density within a range of from 50 to 500 kg/m3, a weight per surface area within a range of from 0.1 to 2.5 kg/m2, and a flow resistance within a range of from 50 to 1000 kNs/m4, and a second non-woven fabric facing away from the sound-emitting source has a layer thickness within a range of from 10 to 28 mm, a density within a range of from 20 to 100 kg/m3, a weight per surface area within a range of from 0.4 to 1 kg/m2, and a flow resistance within a range of from 10 to 40 kNs/m4.

Abstract: A control device for controlling a charging switch in a switching regulator with an inductance, a filter capacitance and a diode comprises a clock generator for providing an operating clock, an output voltage detection means and an inductance current detection means, as well as a comparator for comparing the detection signals generated by the two detection means. The charging switch is switched on by an event in the clock and switched off when the comparator determines a predetermined relation between the two detection signals. The voltage detection signal is formed to have an inverted curve in relation to the detected output voltage, such that when the output voltage to be detected increases the detection signal falls and vice versa. Thus, a stable and simple regulation of the output voltage across a current locked loop is possible, where no filtering of an actual value has to be performed. Thus, a stable current locked loop with simple structure is obtained in a wide range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for quality assurance in preferably finger-jointed timber (1), produced in series, with a given minimum length (12), characterised in that each piece, produced within the length (12), is loaded with increasing tensile forces at the ends (5) thereof to a threshold value, below the breaking load for a fault-free timber piece, and the length changes (DELTA 1), changing therewith, are determined over a section, or the whole length of the timber piece (1) and used as a quality criterion for the use, or the further processing of the timber piece (1). The invention further relates to a device for carrying out said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2) comprising a hip belt (6) creating a hip opening that is closed in the peripheral direction in addition to a main part of the diaper consisting of a front region (14), a rear region (10) and an interlying intermediate region (12). The main part (8) of the diaper can be detachably attached to the hip belt (6) at longitudinal ends of the front region (14) or the rear region (10) thereof, by means of a closing means (18), in such a way that, when the hip belt (6) is applied, a user reaches for the main part of the diaper (8) between the legs, and the free longitudinal end of the main part of the diaper (8) can be detachably fixed to the hip belt (6).